Hearing device with model control and associated methods

1. A hearing device comprising:

a processing unit configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user of the hearing device; and

a memory unit;

wherein the memory unit has stored therein:

a hearing device identifier, and

model data comprising model information data indicative of available models for the hearing device, the model information data comprising first model information and a signature; and

wherein the processing unit is configured to:

verify the model data, and

proceed to a model update mode if verification of the model data fails.

2. The hearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to verify the model data by verifying the signature of the model information data.

3. The hearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the model data comprises a model name and/or a model identifier, and wherein the processing unit is configured to verify the model data based on the model name and/or the model identifier.

4. The hearing device according to claim 3 , wherein the processing unit is configured to verify the model data by determining if a verification criterion based on the hearing device identifier, the model name, and the model identifier is fulfilled, and wherein verification fails if the verification criterion is not met.

5. The hearing device according to claim 3 , wherein the processing unit is configured to verify the model data by performing a check function based on the hearing device identifier, the model name, and the model identifier.

6. The hearing device according to claim 5 , wherein the processing unit is also configured to obtain the model information by selecting the model information from available model informations that corresponds to the model name, and to compare a result of the check function with the model information corresponding to the model name.

7. The hearing device according to claim 6 , wherein the processing unit is configured to determine that verification of the model data fails if a result of the check function does not match the corresponding model information.

8. The hearing device according to claim 1 , wherein the memory unit has a manufacture unit identifier stored therein, and wherein the processing unit is configured to verify the model data based on the manufacture unit identifier.

9. A method of fitting a hearing device comprising a processing unit and a memory unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user of the hearing device, the method comprising:

obtaining a hearing device identifier of the hearing device;

obtaining a model name;

obtaining a model identifier from a model identifier generator based on the model name and the hearing device identifier; and

storing the model name and the model identifier in the memory unit.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising obtaining model information data based on the hearing device identifier and storing the model information data in the memory unit if a first update criterion is met.

11. A method of fitting a hearing device comprising a processing unit configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user of the hearing device, a memory unit, and an interface, the memory unit having a hearing device identifier stored therein, the method comprising:

obtaining model data from the hearing device;

verifying the model data; and

fitting the hearing device if the act of verifying results in a successful verification of the model data.

12. A method of operating a hearing device comprising a processing unit configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user of the hearing device, a memory unit, and an interface, the memory unit having a hearing device identifier and model data stored therein, the model data comprising model information data indicative of available models for the hearing device, the model information data comprising first model information and a signature, the method comprising:

verifying the model data; and

proceeding to a model update mode if the act of verifying the model data results in a failed verification of the model data.